1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team

The 1943 Camp Grant Warriors football team represented Camp Grant during the 1943 college football season.[1] The Warriors were coached by Charlie Bachman of Michigan State, and compiled a record of 2–6–2 against an incredibly hard schedule that included final #2 Iowa Pre-Flight, #3 Michigan, #5 Purdue, and #6 Great Lakes Navy. They were ranked a single time by the AP, achieving the #20 spot with a 2–3–1 record, and were dropped the next week after a loss to the #13 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1943 Camp Grant Warriors football
Conference	Independent
1943 record	2–6–2
Head coach	Charlie Bachman (1st season)
Captain	Coomer (left tackle)
Home stadium	Rockford HS Stadium

1943 military service football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Bainbridge			–					7	–	0	–	0
Bunker Hill NAS			–					6	–	0	–	0
Greensboro			–					6	–	0	–	0
Memphis NAS			–					3	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 10 March Field			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Del Monte Pre-Flight			–					7	–	1	–	0
Randolph Field			–					9	–	1	–	1
Georgia Pre-Flight			–					5	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Great Lakes Navy			–					10	–	2	–	0
San Diego NAS			–					7	–	2	–	0
Fort Riley			–					6	–	2	–	1
Alameda Coast Guard			–					4	–	2	–	1
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight			–					3	–	4	–	1
North Carolina Pre-Flight			–					2	–	4	–	1
Camp Grant			–					2	–	6	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 23–0	3,500	[2]
September 18	Michigan		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	L 0–26	11,000	[3]
September 25	Wisconsin		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	W 10–7	11,000	[4]
October 2	Marquette		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL	T 7–7	11,000	[5]
October 9	No. 7 Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–19		[6]
October 16	No. 13 Minnesota		Minneapolis, MN	L 7–13		[7]
October 23	Fort Riley	No. 20	Fort Riley, KS	T 13–13	10,000	[8]
November 6	Great Lakes Navy		Ross Field Great Lakes, IL	L 0–12	22,000	[9]
November 13	No. 5 Iowa Pre-Flight		Iowa City, IA	L 13–28		[10]
November	Fort Riley		Rockford HS Stadium Rockford, IL ("Midwest Army Championship")	L 6–10	10,000	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Camp Grant". The Miami Herald. 1943-11-28. p. 47. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
2. "Illinois Loses Debut To Camp Grant, 23-0". The Miami News. 1943-09-12. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
3. "Wolverines Top Soldier Eleven 26-0". Hartford Courant. 1943-09-19. p. 45. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
4. "Long Field Goal Beats Badgers". The Star Press. 1943-09-26. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
5. "Rudan Scores As Marquette Ties Camp Grant". The Journal Times. 1943-10-04. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
6. "Purdue Downs Camp Grant". The Baltimore Sun. 1943-10-10. p. 27. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
7. "It's Jug Joust Time -- So the Gophers Dig In". The South Bend Tribune. 1943-10-18. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
8. "Fort Riley-Camp Grant Game for Army Grid Title is 13-13 Tie". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1943-10-24. p. 17. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
9. "Bluejackets Nip Camp Grant 11". The Lincoln Star. 1943-11-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
10. "Iowa Seahawks Defeat Camp Grant Team 28-13". The Capital Times. 1943-11-14. p. 32. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
11. "Fort Riley Takes 'Breaks' To Best Camp Grant, 10-6". The Pantagraph. 1943-11-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-07-04.